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The most beautiful tourist train in Taiwan’s railways, “Mingri”, made its maiden voyage to Taimali last night to welcome the dawn of New Year’s Day today. The price of the entire trip is about 29,000 yuan. It is now reported that Mingri’s maiden voyage from Nangang to Hualien Beipu The locomotive head failed and the train had been delayed for more than 70 minutes when it reached Taimali. Passengers almost missed the first Taimali sunrise. They regretted the 30,000 yuan trip, but the train was seriously delayed.
The Aesthetic Train of the Taiwan Railway The Mingri Tourist Train is contracted by Lions Tourism, to launch Mingri’s “First Sunrise Heming New Year’s Eve Tour”. The first trip will depart from Nangang and Xinwuri respectively. The second itinerary will depart for Taimali. To meet sunrise and other itineraries, even if the price is as high as 29,000 yuan, it will be sold as soon as it starts.
◆ The first trip of the first trip of the 30,000 yuan sunrise travel seat train was delayed 70 minutes.
However, today (1/1) it was reported that the Mingri maiden voyage train failed. Some readers complained to “Apple News” that the Mingri scenic train was going from Nangang to Taimali to welcome the dawn, and the Mingri traveled to the vicinity of Beipu in Hualien, and a locomotive suddenly broke down. The original time was 4:50 this morning. You are about to drive to Taimali, but the Mingri boat finally arrives at Taimali station at 6 am. Many tourists have to get on the tour bus. They all rushed to Taimali Beach around 6:30. Many passengers are there on the road. Sui Nian, after all, this trip cost almost 30,000 yuan, but the train was delayed for more than 70 minutes.
According to the Taiwan Railways, Taimali sunrise is expected to be the first light at 6:36 a.m. Passengers rushed to Taimali Beach around 6:20 a.m. to wait for sunrise, because the clouds on the level of the sea are relatively thick and the dawn is blocked by clouds. Passengers waited until 7:06 a.m. to see the sunrise emerging from the clouds, and passengers participated in the sunrise welcome activity.
◆ Taiwan Railway urgently dispatches locomotive head rescue passengers in the middle of the night to catch up with sunrise
You Guozhen, General Manager of Lions Travel, said that the Mingri launch group departed from the exclusive Nangang Third Platform Mingri at 11:50 yesterday (12/31). After the platform hosted a welcome reception and concert, the train left on time. At approximately 2:50 a.m. Today (1/1), the Mingri line passed through the Beipu section of Hualien. The locomotive failed and the pulling force was insufficient. The train conductor decided to stop and check the condition of the train. Even in the middle of the night, the Taiwan Railway Corporation handled it quickly. They immediately sent the locomotive to bring the train to Hualien Station for inspection. The train arrived in Taimali at 6 am and the Taimali station was also preparing for welcome activities and meals.
You Guozhen noted that Taimali’s first sunrise was at 6:36 a.m., and the arrival of passengers at Shuguang Park in Taimali Beach was at 6:20 a.m. Not only did they catch up, but they also participated in activities like the promotion ceremony and singing the national anthem, and they didn’t miss out. Sugon, currently Taiwan Railways, is also building two spare Mingri locomotives to provide dispatch.
◆ Experts questioned that Taiwan Railways does not pay attention to basic maintenance skills in its extensive internal propaganda. Taiwan Railways: Inspection and repair operations have been reviewed
An unidentified rail expert said that in the past two years, Taiwan Railways has placed too much emphasis on external advertising and internal advertising, prioritizing resources and funds on advertising and aesthetics. However, many basic things have not been taken seriously, including upkeep and maintenance. They are all gone.
Taiwan Railways stated that because the Mingri was a remodeled old car, the Juguang vehicle was relatively old, but the Mingri’s two locomotives were selected, and they were all painted with better locomotives at a suitable pace and put into operation. All have been checked before, but due to the age of the trains, the risk of breakdowns is still relatively high. The Taiwan Railways Administration dealt with the breakdown incident in the early hours of this morning and the impact on train travel has been minimized. Tourists will not arrive in Taimali around 6 o’clock. Stop, take part in the sunrise tour.
Taiwan Railways stressed that in conjunction with the Mingri’s maiden voyage, Taiwan Railways has conducted a special review. The two heads were thoroughly checked. However, there were glitches during the maiden voyage. Taiwan Railways has formulated a review of the main types of tourist trains. The train operation review method ensures that high quality service is maintained during each tour of the tourist train and the appropriate fare is increased.
Taiwan Railways stated that to avoid recurrence of failure incidents, it has reviewed and formulated individual inspection methods for tourist trains such as the Mingri Express. Special inspection methods will be adopted according to the special inspection methods for major festivals such as the Spring Festival or special failures to increase the frequency and intensity of inspections. In addition to ensuring the quality of the tourist train service, it also evaluated the use of newly purchased electric locomotives to tow the Mingri tourist trains. Taiwan Railways also completed the acquisition of new locomotives late last year. Design and production are expected to begin after completion this year. After delivery, the future will also evaluate the use of newly purchased locomotives to refit Mingri locomotives to maintain the quality of service and the appropriate tourist train fare. (Li Zihui / Taipei Report)
